WA Livestock Disease Outlook - for producers - January 2020
Livestock disease investigations protect our markets
Australia’s ability to sell livestock and livestock products depends on evidence from our surveillance systems that we are free of particular livestock diseases. The WA livestock disease outlook – for producers...
Traditionally, agriculture in the Western Australian rangelands has predominantly relied on grazing stock on native vegetation, with some irrigation precincts around Carnarvon and on the Ord River near Kununurra.
Fifteen Internet of Things (IoT) Program projects were conducted across the state in 2020.
Ovine Observer Issue number 87 January 2020
This edition includes articles on:
Pregnancy Scanning Benchmarks Tool
Using non-invasive microwave to measure fat depth on lamb carcasses
Stress and reproductive hormones are imprinted in sheep wool
Have you seen sub clover red leaf syndrome in your pastures?
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Whether you are a bushwalker, mountain bike rider, camper, fisher or rock climber, we all have a role to play in protecting Australia’s animals and regional industries from serious diseases.
2019 has been a difficult season for many throughout Western Australia with variable rainfall impacting on production and profitability.
A range of services are in place to support farmers and pastoralists experiencing hardship, as a result of seasonal and financial pressures.
The Crop Sowing Guide for Western Australia is a one stop shop for variety information on all the major crops grown in Western Australia. This edition includes the major crops grown in WA – wheat, barley, canola, oat and now a new section on pulses.
African swine fever is a highly contagious virus that causes high death rates in pigs.
